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Thermal conductivity and dispersion stability of copper oxide nanofluid in kerosene

Author(s): Ajay Kumar Tyagi, Ved Prakash, Vinay Kumar Tyagi

Kerosene is used as a coolant in engines, however like many conventional heat transfer fluids, it has a low thermal conductivity. Nanofluids are suspensions of thermally conductive nanometer sized particles ...

Keywords: CuO nanofluid, dispersion stability, Kerosene, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Experimental investigation of thermal conduction in copper palladium nanofluids

Author(s): Aashit Kumar Jaiswal, D.K. Singh, Devraj Singh, Giridhar Mishra, Meher Wan, R. R. Yadav, Satyendra Singh

With the increasing popularity of nanofluids (NFs), understanding their thermal properties is critical. In this paper, a hot disc thermal constant analyzer measured the thermal conductivity of copper/palladium bimetallic ...

Keywords: Bimetallic, chemical synthesis, Nanofluids, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Thermal energy storage characteristics of Cu–H2O nanofluids

Author(s): D. S. Zhu, X. F. Li, X. J. Wang, Y. H. Xu

The ability of Cu-H2O nanofluids to perform as phase change materials (PCMs) is investigated. The supercooling behavior of the nanofluids was determined as a function of copper nanoparticle concentration. ...

Keywords: Contact Angle, Copper, Cu-H2O, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles, pcms, phase change materials, Supercooling Behavior, Thermal Conductivity, thermal energy storage, Thermal Response Test, TPS Method, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Thermal contact resistance of epoxy composites incorporated with nano-copper particles and the multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Author(s): Ping Zhang, Qiang Li, YiMin Xuan

Raw multi-walled carbon nanotubes (r-MWCNTs) and Cu nanoparticles are dispersed in an epoxy matrix in varying quantities to create composite polymers with enhanced thermal conductivities. A study was then conducted ...

Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, Copper, Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope, Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM), Epoxy, ESEM, FE-SEM, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM), Nanoparticles, Polymer composites, Thermal Conductivity, thermal contact resistance, thermal interface materials, TIMs, viscosity

Enhanced Thermal Conductivity and Expedited Freezing of Nanoparticle Suspensions Utilized as Novel Phase Change Materials

Author(s): Liwu Fan

Nanoparticle suspensions were prepared in two PCMs to determine the effect of the addition of nanoparticles on thermal conductivity and expediting freezing. The base PCMs used were cyclohexane and eicosane, ...

Keywords: Copper, density, Fillers, Latent Heat of Fusion, nanocomposites, Nanoparticle Suspensions, Nanoparticles, pcms, phase change materials, TEM, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method

Composition Control and Thermoelectric Properties of Quaternary Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: The Case of Stannite Cu2CdSnSe4

Author(s): Alejandro Perez-Rodriguez, Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez, Alexey Shavel, Andreu Cabot, Andrew Fairbrother, Doris Cadavid, Joan Daniel Prades, Joan Ramon Morante, Jordi Arbiol, Maria Ibanez, Nuria Garcia-Castello, Nuria García-Castelló, Reza Zamani, Victor Izquierdo-Roca, Wenhua Li

The authors present a method of producing Cu2CdSnSe4 quaternary nanocrystals using a colloidal synthesis route that could be used for future industrial synthesis. The nanocrystals prepared showed great potential ...

Keywords: Copper, EDX, Electrical Resistivity, Energy Dispersive X-Ray, Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX), Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Seebeck coefficient, SEM, TEM, Thermal Conductivity, Thermoelectric Materials, TPS, transient plane source method, Transient Plane Source Method (TPS), Transmission electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis, X-ray Diffraction, X-ray diffraction (XRD), XRD

An experimental investigation of enhanced thermal conductivity and expedited unidirectional freezing of cyclohexane-based nanoparticle suspensions utilized as nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCM)

Author(s): J. M. Khodadadi, Liwu Fan

Through the addition of copper oxide nanoparticles to cyclohexane in varying concentrations, a series of nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCM) were prepared. The transient plane source (TPS) technique was used ...

Keywords: Copper, Mass Concentrations, Nano-Enhanced, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles, One-Dimensional Stefan Model, pcms, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Unidirectional Freezing

Effects of copper nanowires on the properties of an organic phase change material

Author(s): Fu-Rong Zhua, Guang-Rong Denga, Ju-Lan Zenga, Li-Xian Suna, Ling Zhang, Ling Zhua, Sai-Bo Yub, Wen-Pei Yana, Zhong Caoa

An organic phase change material (PCM), tetradecanol (TD), infused with copper nanowires (CuNWs), was sent through a slurry of tests, to determine the effect of the ultra-high aspect ratio and ...

Keywords: Composite material, Copper, enthalpy, Machining, nanowires, Organic material, pcms, Phase Change Materiala, Phase transformation, Thermal Conductivity, thermal energy storage, Three dimensional structure

Electrical and thermal conductivities of novel metal mesh hybrid polymer composite bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Author(s): Min-Chien Hsiao

A novel technique was used in this research article, to introduce a hybrid mesh to a polymer composite within bipolar plates, for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The mesh ...

Keywords: aluminum, Bipolar plate, Bipolar Plates, Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, Copper, current, density, Electrical Conductivity, fuel cell, Fuel cells, graphite, Hybrid, in plane, Metal mesh, modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes, modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), MWCNTs, polarization curves, Polymer composites, powder, power, Proton exchange, Thermal Conductivity, Transport propereties

The Extension of Colloid Chemistry from Aqueous to Non-Aqueous Media with Application to Nanofluid Research

Author(s): Dan Clary

Colloid chemistry has been of interest for many years. Researchers have begun to study the effects of metal particles on the stability and thermal properties of cooling liquids. The purpose ...

Keywords: aqueous colloid, Colloid, Copper, cyclodextrin-glucose, Nanofluids, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method

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Thermal conductivity and dispersion stability of copper oxide nanofluid in kerosene

Experimental investigation of thermal conduction in copper palladium nanofluids

Thermal energy storage characteristics of Cu–H2O nanofluids

Thermal contact resistance of epoxy composites incorporated with nano-copper particles and the multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Enhanced Thermal Conductivity and Expedited Freezing of Nanoparticle Suspensions Utilized as Novel Phase Change Materials

Composition Control and Thermoelectric Properties of Quaternary Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: The Case of Stannite Cu2CdSnSe4

An experimental investigation of enhanced thermal conductivity and expedited unidirectional freezing of cyclohexane-based nanoparticle suspensions utilized as nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCM)

Effects of copper nanowires on the properties of an organic phase change material

Electrical and thermal conductivities of novel metal mesh hybrid polymer composite bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

The Extension of Colloid Chemistry from Aqueous to Non-Aqueous Media with Application to Nanofluid Research

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